Fatal NTSB investigations, 1981
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1964 | 539 |
| 1965 | 560 |
| 1966 | 581 |
| 1967 | 625 |
| 1968 | 718 |
| 1969 | 655 |
| 1970 | 643 |
| 1971 | 664 |
| 1972 | 697 |
| 1973 | 731 |
| 1974 | 727 |
| 1975 | 692 |
| 1976 | 707 |
| 1977 | 713 |
| 1978 | 800 |
| 1979 | 691 |
| 1980 | 672 |
| 1981 | 705 |
| 1982 | 638 |
| 1983 | 651 |
| 1984 | 617 |
| 1985 | 555 |
| 1986 | 507 |
| 1987 | 496 |
| 1988 | 502 |
| 1989 | 484 |
| 1990 | 499 |
| 1991 | 482 |
| 1992 | 494 |
| 1993 | 437 |
| 1994 | 445 |
| 1995 | 456 |
| 1996 | 421 |
| 1997 | 402 |
| 1998 | 422 |
| 1999 | 404 |
| 2000 | 443 |
| 2001 | 412 |
| 2002 | 417 |
| 2003 | 440 |
| 2004 | 418 |
| 2005 | 428 |
| 2006 | 408 |
| 2007 | 387 |
| 2008 | 373 |
| 2009 | 359 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2011 | 398 |
| 2012 | 389 |
| 2013 | 344 |
| 2014 | 360 |
| 2015 | 365 |
| 2016 | 341 |
| 2017 | 338 |
| 2018 | 361 |
| 2019 | 381 |
| 2020 | 294 |
| 2021 | 321 |
| 2022 | 330 |
| 2023 | 295 |
| 2024 | 292 |
| 2025 | 275 |
| 2026 | 242 |
Where
Latest cases
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1981
AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1981 AND c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB NYC82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Owego, NYNTSB FTW82FQA17Accident · 4 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Truchas, NMNTSB DCA82AA007Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Durango, CONTSB MIA82FA027Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95 · Belleview, FLNTSB LAX82FA032Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Elko, NVNTSB SEA82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 402C · Pullman, WANTSB FTW82FPG06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Star City, ARNTSB DEN82FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Hayden, CONTSB MIA82DKA04Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B-8M · Sandin, PRNTSB FTW82DA033Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatle AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)NTSB DEN82FTE14Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Buena Vista, CONTSB LAX82FA031Accident · 1 fatalClosedRobertson A185F · Lake Oroville, CANTSB ATL82FA030Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Wallace, NCNTSB FTW82FRG19Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Christine, TXNTSB SEA82FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedErco 415-C · Ashland, ORNTSB LAX82FA029Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Vernon, AZNTSB MKC82FA014Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hedrick, MONTSB ATL82FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 24R · Greenville, SCNTSB LAX82FA030Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Kelso, WANTSB MKC82FA013Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210N · Jackson, MINTSB MIA82FA023Accident · 4 fatalClosedMaule M-6 · Summerland Key, FLNTSB ANC82DA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 185 · Mt Mckinley, AKNTSB LAX82FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedLing-T-Vogt A7E · Fallon, NVNTSB MKC82FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Hillsboro, KSNTSB LAX82FA027Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 182L · Coalinga, CANTSB SEA82FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Brogan, ORNTSB FTW81FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 690C · Patterson, LANTSB LAX82FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 369HS · Lakeside, CANTSB FTW82FA030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Venus, TXNTSB ANC82FA010Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 207A · Tyonek, AKNTSB DEN82FTK02Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1C · Kadoka, SDNTSB NYC82DNA09Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Nantucket, MANTSB MIA82FA019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-60 · Sebastian (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB LAX82FA025Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Antioch, CANTSB CHI82FER16Accident · 1 fatalClosedRutan EZ · Hackensack, MNNTSB SEA82FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Mill City, ORNTSB LAX82FUJ17Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Tucson, AZNTSB LAX82FA024Accident · 11 fatalClosedBeech C-45H · Honolulu, HINTSB CHI82FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Preston, MNNTSB CHI82DAMS1Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Missing AircraftNTSB LAX82FA023Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Douglas, AZNTSB MIA82FA015Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Richmond, VANTSB ATL82FID04Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Chesapeake, VANTSB ATL82FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A24R · The Plains, VANTSB ATL82FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210N · Rock Hill, SCNTSB ATL82FA023Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310K · Gainsville, GANTSB SEA82FA007Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Longview, WANTSB FTW82FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Addison, TXNTSB FTW82DA024Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Eagle Lake, TXNTSB FTW82DA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Garden City, LA